Katherine Brown is an American politician and attorney who served as the 38th governor of Oregon from 2015 to 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,she served three terms as the state representative from the 13th district of the Oregon House of Representatives from 1991 to 1997,three terms as the state senator from the 21st district of the Oregon Senate from 1997 to 2009,three terms as majority leader of the Oregon Senate from 2003 to 2009,and two terms as Oregon Secretary of State from 2009 to 2015. She assumed the governorship upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber in 2015. She was elected to serve out the remainder of his gubernatorial term in the special election in 2016 and was reelected to a full term in 2018.
Suzanne Marie Bonamici is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 1st congressional district,a seat she was first elected to in a 2012 special election. The district includes most of Portland west of the Willamette River,as well as all of Yamhill,Columbia,Clatsop,and Washington counties.
Tobias Read is an American politician who is the current Oregon State Treasurer. He was a member of the Oregon House of Representatives,representing District 27 from 2007–2017,which comprises parts of Beaverton,southwest Portland,and unincorporated Multnomah and Washington Counties. He served as Speaker Pro Tempore and was formerly the Democratic Majority Whip.
Chris Telfer is a former Republican and current Independent Party of Oregon politician and Certified Public Accountant in Bend,Oregon,United States.
Beverly A. Clarno is an American politician who served as the 27th Oregon Secretary of State from 2019 to 2021. She was the only Republican statewide official in Oregon at the time. Clarno previously served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives and Oregon State Senate. As of 2023,she is the most recent Republican to have held statewide office in Oregon.
Charles William Thomsen is an American Republican politician from the US state of Oregon. From 2011 to 2023 he served in the Oregon Senate representing District 26,which includes all of Hood River County and parts of eastern Multnomah County and northeastern Clackamas County.
Valerie Anne Hoyle is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Oregon's 4th congressional district since 2023. Until 2023,she served as the commissioner of Oregon's Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI).
Elizabeth Steiner,also known as Elizabeth Steiner Hayward,is a Democratic member of the Oregon Senate,representing the 17th District. Steiner was appointed to the Senate in 2011 by commissioners from Multnomah and Washington counties following the resignation of her predecessor,Suzanne Bonamici.
Barbara Smith Warner is an American Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. She served as a member of the Oregon House of Representatives for the 45th district from 2014 to 2022.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 8,2016. Primary elections were held on May 17,2016.
The 2016 elections for the Oregon Legislative Assembly determined the composition of both houses for the 79th Oregon Legislative Assembly. The Republican and Democratic parties held primary elections on May 17,2016 with general elections on November 8.
A special election was held on April 11,2017,to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Kansas's 4th congressional district after the incumbent,Mike Pompeo,resigned because of his nomination by President Donald Trump as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Republican Ron Estes received 52.2% of the vote and won,while runner-up Democrat James Thompson lost with 46% of the vote.
David Brock Smith is an American Republican politician currently serving in the Oregon State Senate. He represents the 1st district,which covers all of Curry County and parts of Coos and Douglas counties.
Julie Fahey is an American Democratic politician currently serving as Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives. She represents the 14th district,which covers parts of Lane County,including Veneta and western Eugene.
Mark Meek is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the Oregon State Senate for the 20th district. He previously represented the 40th district in the Oregon House of Representatives from 2017 to 2023.
Jeffrey Allen Helfrich is the Minority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives. A Republican,he represents the 52nd district,which covers all of Hood River County and parts of Clackamas,Multnomah and Wasco counties.
Robert Arnold Wagner is an American Democratic politician currently serving as President of the Oregon State Senate. He represents the 19th district,which includes the cities of Durham,Lake Oswego,Rivergrove,Tualatin,West Linn,parts of southwest Portland and Tigard,as well as unincorporated parts of southwestern Clackamas County,eastern Washington County,and southern Multnomah County.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Oregon on November 3,2020. Primary elections were held on May 19,2020.
The 2016 Oregon State Treasurer election was held on November 8,2016,to elect the Oregon State Treasurer. Incumbent treasurer Ted Wheeler (D) is term-limited and successfully ran for mayor of Portland. Tobias Read (D) was elected to succeed him.
The 2024 Oregon Secretary of State election will be held on November 5,2024,to elect the Oregon secretary of state,the highest office in the state after the governor. Incumbent Democrat LaVonne Griffin-Valade was appointed by Governor Tina Kotek to replace Shemia Fagan,who resigned in May 2023 after revelations that she took a consulting job at a cannabis company while her office was auditing Oregon's marijuana industry,which many considered to be a conflict of interest. Primary elections will take place May 21,2024.
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